Curriculum Map 2006-2007      

The Dwight School
Math 3 / Grade 3 (Primary Years Program)  

Content  Purpose/ Objectives  Activities/ Assessments  Resources 
Sep: Math 
(Week 1, 3 Weeks)
ADDITION
SUBTRACTION
PROBLEM-SOLVING
 

ADDITION- Find sums using the order and zero property of addition, and doubles plus or minus one. Add three or more 1-digit numbers. Use sums of ten to add two 1-digit numbers.
SUBTRACTION- To subtract 1-digit numbers from numbers through 20. To find missing addends. To use related addition and subtraction facts to 18.
PROBLEM-SOLVING- To use the Act It Out strategy to solve problems. To solve problems using reasoning and by making connections.
 

Observe daily work
Observe students completing Math Central Project Cards
Mid-chapter and End-of-Chapter Reviews
 

Math Central Level 3 by Houghton Mifflin- Activity workbook, Another Look workbook, Enrichment workbook, Math Center Project Cards, Problem-of-the-Day flip chart
counters
 


Oct: Math 
(Week 4, 4 Weeks)
PLACE-VALUE
MONEY
TIME
PROBLEM SOLVING
 

PLACE-VALUE- To write whole numbers through 9,999 in standard form and short word form. To identify the value of a given digit. To round 2- and 3- digit numbers to the nearest ten or hundred. To add and subtract multiples of 10, 100, and 1000.
MONEY- To find the value of a group of coins. To make different combinations of coins and bills for a given amount of money. To make change for money amounts.
TIME- To read and write times shown on digital and analog clocks
PROBLEM-SOLVING- To look for a pattern strategy. To use logical reasoning. To decide when an estimate or an exact answer is needed to solve a problem.
 

Observe daily work
Observe students completing Math Central Project Cards
Mid-chapter and End-of-Chapter Reviews
 

Math Central Level 3 by Houghton Mifflin- Activity workbook, Another Look workbook, Enrichment workbook, Math Center Project Cards, Problem-of-the-Day flip chart
Number cubes
Place-value blocks
Coins
Analog clocks
 


Nov: Math 
(Week 8, 5 Weeks)
ADDITION
SUBTRACTION
PROBLEM-SOLVING
COLLECTING AND RECORDING DATA
 

ADDITION- To add 2- and 3-digit numbers with regrouping. To estimate sums with whole numbers.
SUBTRACTION- To subtract 2- and 3-digit numbers with regrouping. To use front-end estimation and rounding to find differences. To subtract from 3-digit numbers that contain zeros.
COLLECTING AND RECORDING DATA- To explore ways to collect and record data.
PROBLEM-SOLVING- To decide if the meaning attached to a number makes sense. To use the guess-and-check strategy to solve problems.
 

Observe daily work
Observe students completing Math Central Project Cards
Mid-chapter and End-of-Chapter Reviews
 

Math Central Level 3 by Houghton Mifflin- Activity workbook, Another Look workbook, Enrichment workbook, Math Center Project Cards, Problem-of-the-Day flip chart
Number cubes
Place-value blocks
 


Dec: Math 
(Week 13, 3 Weeks)
COLLECTING AND ORGANIZING DATA
CHANCE AND PROBABILITY
PROBLEM-SOLVING
 

COLLECTING AND ORGANIZING DATA- To collect, organize, record, and interpret data. To interpret and make pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs.
CHANCE AND PROBABILITY- To explore probability and chance through experiments. To use probability concepts to make predictions.
PROBLEM-SOLVING- To use Draw a Picture and other strategies to solve problems.

 

Observe daily work
Observe students completing Math Central Project Cards
Mid-chapter and End-of-Chapter Reviews
 

Math Central Level 3 by Houghton Mifflin- Activity workbook, Another Look workbook, Enrichment workbook, Math Center Project Cards, Problem-of-the-Day flip chart
Number cubes
Grid paper
 


Jan: Math 
(Week 16, 4 Weeks)
MULTIPLICATION
DIVISION
PROBLEM-SOLVING
 

To explore the meaning of multiplication and division.
To use basic multiplication facts to multiply by 1 through 9. To explore the properties of multiplication. To use properties and rules to complete a multiplication table. To use patterns to multiply and divide ones, tens, and hundreds.
To explore the rules of division. To use basic division facts to divide by 2 through 9. To use inverse operations to complete multiplication and division fact families.
PROBLEM-SOLVING- To use Make a Table and Guess and Check to solve problems.
 

Observe daily work
Observe students completing Math Central Project Cards
Mid-chapter and End-of-Chapter Reviews
 

Math Central Level 3 by Houghton Mifflin- Activity workbook, Another Look workbook, Enrichment workbook, Math Center Project Cards, Problem-of-the-Day flip chart
 


Feb: Math 
(Week 20, 4 Weeks)
GEOMETRY
PROBLEM-SOLVING
 

GEOMETRY- To identify slides, flips, turns. To identify angles as greater than, less than, or equal to a right angle. To understand congruence and symmetry. To identify the center of a circle and the diameter. To identify solids by name, and know the number of edges, faces, and corners. To identify parallel and intersecting lines. To use ordered pairs to locate points on a grid. To determine the area of a polygon.
PROBLEM-SOLVING- To use "Look for a pattern" strategy. To decide when to use mental math or paper and pencil to solve problems.
 

Observe daily work
Observe students completing Math Central Project Cards
Mid-chapter and End-of-Chapter Reviews
 

Math Central Level 3 by Houghton Mifflin- Activity workbook, Another Look workbook, Enrichment workbook, Math Center Project Cards, Problem-of-the-Day flip chart
 


Mar: Math 
(Week 24, 3 Weeks)
FRACTIONS
PROBLEM-SOLVING
 

FRACTIONS- To use models to identify and write fractions. To compare common fractions. To identify equivalent fractions. To add and subtract fractions with like denominators. To understand and write mixed numbers.
PROBLEM-SOLVING- To use "Draw a Picture" and mental math to solve problems.
 

Observe daily work
Observe students completing Math Central Project Cards
Mid-chapter and End-of-Chapter Reviews
 

Math Central Level 3 by Houghton Mifflin- Activity workbook, Another Look workbook, Enrichment workbook, Math Center Project Cards, Problem-of-the-Day flip chart
 


Apr: Math 
(Week 27, 3 Weeks)
MEASUREMENT
TIME
 

MEASUREMENT- To measure to the nearest inch and half-inch. To estimate length. To find the perimeter of polygons. To investigate foot, yard and mile. To investigate cup, pint, quart, and gallon. To use ounce and pound. To measure to the nearest centimeter. To investigate using meter and kilometer. To investigate milliliter and liter, gram and kilogram. To investigate reading Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometers.
TIME- To use second, minute, hour and day. To read and write time to the minute. To find elapsed time.
 

Observe daily work
Observe students completing Math Central Project Cards
Mid-chapter and End-of-Chapter Reviews
 

Math Central Level 3 by Houghton Mifflin- Activity workbook, Another Look workbook, Enrichment workbook, Math Center Project Cards, Problem-of-the-Day flip chart
 


May: Math 
(Week 30, 5 Weeks)
Decimals
Multiplication
Division
 

DECIMALS- To read and write decimals to tenths and hundredths. To compare decimals greater and less than 1 using a number line. To add and subtract tenths.
MULTIPLICATION- To multiply 2- and 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers, with and without regrouping. To multiply 3-digit numbers that include zeroes by 1-digit numbers. To multiply 3-digit money amounts by a 1-digit number.
DIVISION- To divide 1- and 2-digit dividends by 1-digit divisors. To divide 2-digit dividends by 1- and 2-digit divisors. To interpret remainders in word problems. To estimate quotients of 2-and 3-digit dividends with 1-digit divisors. To divide 3-digit dividends by 1-digit divisors.
 

Observe daily work
Observe students completing Math Central Project Cards
Mid-chapter and End-of-Chapter Reviews
 

Math Central Level 3 by Houghton Mifflin- Activity workbook, Another Look workbook, Enrichment workbook, Math Center Project Cards, Problem-of-the-Day flip chart
 

Updated: Friday, January 05, 2007
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